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Infrastructure businesses Robertson has enhanced its commitment to employee development with a tour of its regional office network by its in-house Academy. Robertson Academy covers compulsory training and personal development across the company, as well as providing bespoke works

Self-driving trucks which could help speed up roadworks are being tested for the first time in England on the UK’s biggest road upgrade. The dump trucks, which move huge amounts of earth, have the potential to work around the clock, so could help reduce the length of time roadworks are on the

King’s Quarter – one of Edinburgh’s highest-profile, mixed-use regeneration projects – has reported ‘excellent’ sales progress, as it gears up for completion by the end of the summer. 

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: University Of Edinburgh.

Hundreds of construction jobs and more than 400 homes are set to be created as work starts on three development sites in East Dunbartonshire over the coming months. CALA Homes (West) said it anticipates the sites in Bishopbriggs, Lenzie and Kirkintilloch will deliver around 444 direct construction j

Two prototype homes have been unveiled which aim to address changing customer needs by adapting to meet individual requirements. Taylor Wimpey said the homes at Dargavel Village development in Bishopton respond to customer feedback and will gather information that could change the way the company ho

Places for People is undertaking a UK-wide project to assess the opportunities of Building Information Management (BIM) at scale across its diverse set of operating businesses and across the entire lifecycle of its property assets. The project aims to determine where and how BIM can be of further va

The new owner of Dundee construction services firm McGill is to revive the company’s specialist homes division. Chief executive Graeme Carling, who is one of Scotland’s largest private landlords through Carling Property Group, said the move would complement his knowledge of the residenti

Around 13% of new homes across Scotland are currently missing out on full fibre technology, according to digital network operator Openreach. The firm called on the 60-plus Scottish homebuilders at a conference at BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh to make sure their home buyers are not among the 3,

Kier Group has today announced that its finance director Bev Dew is to step down. Mr Dew will leave the firm by September 30 shortly after the announcement of its results for the financial year, after over four years in the role.

Plans to build more than 600 new homes in one of Glasgow’s key regeneration areas have moved a step closer to becoming reality. A masterplan for the site in Hamiltonhill received planning permission in principle in December. And now, developers behind the £90 million mixed-tenure project

Main contractor Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd has appointed engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) to work on its £90 million learning space for the University of Glasgow. Designed by architects HLM, the seven-storey 16,640sqm new build James McCune Smith Learning Hub is the

Decisions on funding infrastructure in Scotland should be based on long-term factors beyond the economy, the Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland has said. In its written response to a call for evidence from the Infrastructure Commission for Scotland (ICS), RTPI Scotland pressed the ICS to be more

Plans to bring the iconic Port Ellen Distillery on Islay back to life in a unique celebration of distilling heritage and innovation have been formally submitted. The detailed planning application setting out proposals that will see the famous ‘silent distillery’ reopened more than 35 yea

Engineering, environment and design consultancy Sweco UK has bolstered its range of multidisciplinary services and grown its geographic footprint with the acquisition of MLM Group. The deal creates a combined business with an annual turnover of £108 million and 1,340 employees across a network